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EC Round 2 Game 7: Huerter Pushes the Hawks to the ECF

June 21, 2021 Forrest Willoughby
KettleCast
EC Round 2 Game 7: Huerter Pushes the Hawks to the ECF
Show Notes

Ronald Threesly, K'Von, or Red Velvet - whatever you want to call Kevin Huerter just know that he is going to score. The 3rd year players scored 27 points and carried the Hawks on a night where Trae could not find his shot. The Hawks went into the number one seed's house for a winner take all game and won.

The Hawks had a balanced attack as five players scored double digits. Whether it was Gallo off of the bench, Clint finishing Trae's lobs, or JC cleaning up on the glass (he would finish with 16 rebounds) the Hawks put together enough to outlast the Sixers and get a series win with a 103-96 win.

The Sixers slugged it out with the Hawks, there were 20 lead changes, but could not retake the lead in the second half of the fourth quarter. Embiid was huge again - 31 points and 11 rebounds- but he also had 8 turnovers. Despite the fact the Sixers were about to win on the fastbreak, out scoring the Hawks 23 to 12 in transition, turnovers allowed the Hawks to hang around.

The Hawks will start the EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS on Wednesday in Milwaukee against the Bucks.

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